1. THE FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES NETWORKING GROUP
The Power of Networking. The Power of Friendships.
Charlotte FENG Chapter Meeting
Monday April 14, 2014
2. What You Need to Know
in 2014
Kenneth Witt, CPA,CGMA
Technical Manager, Management Accounting
Business, Industry and Government Team
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Objectives
Today’s program will help participants better
understand:
Hot Issues Affecting the Accounting Profession in 2014
COSO Internal Control – Integrated Reporting
Revenue Recognition
How to Build World-Class Businesses
Characteristics and Practical Considerations
Short-Term vs. Long-Term Thinking
Role of Management Accounting
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How did this get started?
1992 Internal Control -
Integrated Framework
Wide acceptance with
SOX
COSO Guidance for
Smaller Public
Companies – 2006
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Why the update?
Expectations for
governance and
oversight are greater
Globalization
Complexity
Technology
Expectations for fraud
prevention and
detection
2013 COSO CUBE
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What is not changing... What is changing...
• Core definition of internal
control
• Three categories of objectives
and five components of internal
control
• Each of the five components of
internal control are required for
effective internal control
• Important role of judgment in
designing, implementing and
conducting internal control, and
in assessing its effectiveness
• Changes in business and
operating environments
considered
• Operations and reporting
objectives expanded
• Fundamental concepts
underlying five components
articulated as principles
• Additional approaches and
examples relevant to
operations, compliance, and
non-financial reporting
objectives added
What’s Changing? What’s not?
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Points of Focus Support Principles
Included to assist
management in
designing and
maintaining controls
May (or may not
apply)
No requirement to
perform separate
evaluation.
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COSO Internal Control- Integrated
Framework
Four Volumes
Executive Summary
Framework and Appendices
Illustrative Tools for
Assessing Effectiveness of a
System of Internal Control
Internal Control over
External Financial Reporting:
A Compendium of
Approaches and Examples
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Timing of Adoption
COSO – not a standard setter
May 2013 – New Framework Launched
Dec 2014 – Original Framework Superseded
SEC Comments of Chief Accountant
Deferring to COSO plans for superseding original
Will monitor adoption after original superseded
and raise questions if companies using a
“suitable, recognized framework”
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Implementation 1 of 2
1) Create a team and a plan - Keep CEO, Audit
Committee and BoD informed
2) Use a building-block approach - Use the five
components and principles
3) Build off what you’re currently doing - Map the
principles to your controls
4) Pay attention to the points of focus - Use them as
a guide to implementation
JoA July 2013
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Implementation 2 of 2
5. Use the Illustrative Tools for Assessing the
Effectiveness and Internal Control Over
External Financial Reporting: A Compendium of
Approaches and Examples - These documents
accompany the framework
6. Focus on the role of IT - Changes in technology
were a driving force in the decision to update
7. Look for added value - Increase efficiency, not just
compliance
8. Make the switch - Disclose which Framework you
are using
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IT Controls –
The Deep Dive
COBIT Framework
Developed by
ISACA
Highlights areas of
alignment and differences
in the frameworks –
“complimentary and
compatible”
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Internal Control “Perfect Storm”
“We are currently in a ‘perfect
storm’ in the area of internal
control over financial
reporting, which demands
effective action by all
participants in the financial
reporting and auditing chain,”
Jeannette Franzel, PCAOB
Management, internal auditors
and external auditors will be
navigating the updated
“Internal Control - Integrated
Framework” from the
Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway
Commission, or COSO, at the
same time that outside
auditing firms are taking steps
to respond to the PCAOB’s
inspection findings of their
audits of internal control.
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Revenue Recognition
Converged IASB and FASB standard scheduled to
be launched 1Q 2014
Currently over 200 specialized and/or industry-
specific revenue recognition requirements under
U.S. GAAP
One principles-based standard
The objective of the new guidance is to establish the
principles to report useful information to users of
financial statements about the nature, amount, timing,
and uncertainty of revenue from contracts with
customers.
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Issue Final
Standard
1Q 2014
Public
Company
12/31 Y/E
Jan 2017
Private
Company
12/31 Y/E
Jan 2018
New Revenue Standard
Objectives:
More robust standard to address issues as they arise
Increase comparability across industries and markets
Improve disclosure – better understand economics
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Start now to address challenges 2 of 2
Contract determination criteria
Commercial substance – changes in cash flows expected
Commitment to perform obligations
Identification of rights, responsibilities and payment terms
Contract modifications
Impact of past modifications in determining balances
Identifying different performance obligations
Components of contract – different recognition patterns
Selling price estimates
Documenting adjustments, credits, booking reserves
JoA Dec 2013
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Start now to address challenges 2 of 2
Transfer over time – new depiction
“Cost-to-cost” approach vs. % of completion – units of delivery
Ratio of costs incurred vs. total
May require change in performance incentives
If revenue recognition changing, look at incentives
Disclosures
Disaggregation of reported revenue
Narrative explanation of changes in balances, performance
obligations etc.
Take inventory of disclosure requirements and systems
and processes to capture needed information
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CGMA - Robust portfolio of
resources
CGMA Innovation
Reports
CGMA Events
CGMA.org
Online CGMA Magazine and
Newsletter
Social Media and Online
Community
Practical Tools
Videos and Web Casts
Professional Development Products
Print Magazine
Harvard ManageMentor
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Building World Class Businesses:
For the Long-term
World-Class Businesses focus on:
Clear Strategy
Cost Leadership
Durable Supply Chain
Motivated Staff
Satisfied Customers and
Innovation
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Cost Leadership and Durable Value Chain
From Insight to Impact:
Unlocking the opportunities of
big data
Focuses on finance role in
linking decisions to data
Key questions:
What drives the business?
What do customers care
about most?
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Managing Innovation
Key to sustainable
business success
Finance as business
partner throughout the
innovation lifecycle
Managing Innovation:
Harnessing the power of
finance
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The role of finance throughout the innovation lifecycle
Leading innovation and managing risk Managing Innovation- 2013
CGMA
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